When you think of Christian mission, what is your fist thought? What strategies come to mind immediately? I can almost guarantee that whatever you thought of, it wasn't this: plant a university. No. Not a seminary or Bible college. A university. Ross McKenzie, Professor of Physics at the University of Queensland, was prompted to ponder the question of the place of universities in Christian mission when reading through a paper from Ralph Winter.

Have you heard of The Conversation? Are you one of their registered researchers and contributors? Why not? The Conversation says it is, "an independent source of analysis, commentary and news from the university and research sector." It's something like an aggregated blog for researchers. Here at The Simeon Network, one of our core values is living as public Christians. The Conversation is a platform designed for researchers to think in public. Sign up and make your thinking public.

Berkeley Electronic Press or bepress.com makes it easy for you publish both personal and professional articles in one location where visitors can decide to follow your future publications. Neil Foster, Associate Professor of Law at Newcastle University, is using bepress.com as a platform for his public Christianity as he includes an article on the resurrection of Jesus amongst articles on torts and property law, and still others on Law and religion. Get more information at http://works.bepress.com/faq.html.

Professor Philip Burcham, from the School of Medicine and Pharmacology at the University of Western Australia, argues in the June edition of Quadrant Magazine that, far from Christianity being a roadblock for Science, the erosion of Christianity in the west has placed Science in a precarious position, setting it adrift form its foundational moorings. [This article can only be read by subscribers to Quadrant Magazine.]